The La Jolla Country Day (LJCD) Torreys suffered a tough 53-41 loss to the Horizon Panthers in a Coastal League men’s basketball game at Horizon on Jan. 25.

Country Day led by a score of 26-23 as the two teams headed to their locker rooms at halftime. After intermission, the Torreys went on a mini-run, outscoring the Panthers 6-5 behind the play of senior Sage Burmeister and junior Jordan Poland. Baskets by Burmeister and Poland helped LJCD take a 32-28 edge early in the third quarter.

Unfortunately for Country Day, Horizon would put together a 25-9 run of their own down the stretch to close out the contest.

Poland led the Torreys (8-9 overall, 1-3 in Coastal League play) with 16 points, while Burmeister had 11.

The Bishop’s School Knights went down to the Santa Fe Christian Eagles 77-66 in another Coastal League game at Santa Fe Christian.

Senior Jamere Jones led the Knights (6-10 overall, 1-3 in Coastal League play) with 36 points, while freshman Sahil Sheth had 10.

In Western League action on Friday, the La Jolla Vikings got a big 53-41 win over the Lincoln Hornets at La Jolla High.

Senior Zach O’Hara led the Vikings (12-9 overall, 3-4 in Western League play) with 21 points and seven rebounds.